Bbatiment - buildingbail - lease bien - possession, propertybon de visite - form signed before a viewing to nominate the agent that you first saw the property throughbricolage - DIY, do-it-yourselfbuanderie - laundry

Ccadastre - local town planning land registercarte professionelle - professional estate agency qualification caution - security depositcave - cellarcertificat d'urbanisme - land use certificatecharges - maintenance or service chargeschauffage - heatingclause penale - penalty clause in an agreementclause suspensive - conditional clause within the compromis de ventecombles - attic, loftcompromis de vente - sale contract (equivalent to exchange)condition suspensive - as per clause suspensivecontrat de reservation - equivalent to the compromis for purchases off plancopropriete - co-ownershipCOS - coefficent d'occupation des sols, the density of construction permitted on a piece of land, e.g. a plot of land of 1000sqm with a COS of 0.15 could have 150sqm of habitable space built on it

Ddépendence - outbuildingdevis - estimate of worksDPE - from 01-Nov-06, a diagnostic de performance énergétique has to be provided by a vendor before the Compromis is signed. It grades the property (A-G) in terms of its energy efficiencydouble vitrage - double glazingdroits d'enregistrement - registration of ownership title

Ssalle d'eau - shower roomsans vis-à -vis - not overlookedSCI - société civile immobilière, a company or entity established purely for the ownership of propertyséjour - lounge, living roomSHON - surface hors-d'oeuvre nette, the amount of habitable floor space that can be built on a particular plot of land, determined by the COS.sous-sol - basementsurface habitable - habitable floorspace